Body of Hindu priest found in Bangladesh temple, ISKCON condemns

Dec 22, 2024, at 06:38 pm

Bangladesh police have recovered the body of a Hindu priest, whose hands and legs were tied, from Kashimpur crematorium and temple located in the South Asian country's Natore region, media reports said, triggering condemnation by ISKCON.

Bangladeshi authorities arrest four for vandalising Hindu properties in Sunamganj

Dec 15, 2024, at 02:45 pm

Bangladeshi law enforcement agencies have arrested four persons for their alleged involvement in vandalising the shops, a temple and homes belonging to the Hindu community members in Sunamganj this month.

Canada: Hindus protest outside Bangladeshi consulate in Toronto to highlight plight of community in South Asian nation

Dec 14, 2024, at 12:35 pm

The Hindu community of Canada recently demonstrated outside the Bangladeshi Consulate in Toronto to seek justice and protection of minority communities in Bangladesh where they have been facing atrocities ever since the former PM Sheikh Hasina-led regime toppled and the Interim government took charge.

Bangladesh: Protest in Dhaka demanding boycott of restaurants not offering beef on menu

Dec 11, 2024, at 04:45 pm

A group named Muslim Consumers' Rights Council on Tuesday organised a rally in Dhaka when they demanded boycotting restaurants that do not serve beef in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh acknowledges 88 cases of violence against minorities since Sheikh Hasina's ouster on August 5

Dec 11, 2024, at 02:00 am

The Interim government in Bangladesh on Tuesday acknowledged 88 incidents of communal violence against minorities were reported in the country following the ouster of former PM Sheikh Hasina-led government on August 5.

Bangladesh: Case filed against arrested Hindu priest Chinmoy Krishna Das, followers over clash in court premises

Dec 09, 2024, at 09:17 am

Hindu priest Chinmoy Krishna Das has been made a prime accused in a case filed over the recent clash that took place between his followers and the police on the premises of the Chittagong court in Bangladesh recently.

Protection of Hindus and others must be ensured amid ongoing violence in Bangladesh: Amnesty International

Oct 19, 2021, at 09:01 pm

Dhaka: Responding to the violent attacks on Hindu minority households and temples in Bangladesh during and after the Durga Puja, the country’s biggest Hindu festival, Amnesty International’s South Asia Campaigner, Saad Hammadi, said such incidents are symptomatic of the growing anti-minority sentiment in the country